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Stairways to the stars, skywatching in three great ancient cultures, Anthony Aveni

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Stairways to the stars, skywatching in three great ancient cultures, Anthony Aveni

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Stairways to the stars

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bibliography

Oclc number

35559005

Responsibility statement

Anthony Aveni

Sub title

skywatching in three great ancient cultures

Summary

Discusses England's Stonehenge, the Mayan Code, and the Incan city of Cuzco

Table Of Contents

A different sort of cosmos -- The naked sky -- Standing stones and stars: megalithic astronomy and the people of ancient Great Britain -- Power from the sky: ancient Maya astronomy and the cult of Venus -- City and cosmos: astronomy and the Inca empire -- The West vs. the rest?

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